As soon as Touman Shanyu finished speaking, Ying Zheng was secretly surprised, but his expression remained calm: "Did Shanyu say this from the bottom of his heart?"
"Of course." Touman said firmly, "I am not that capricious villain. I must keep my word. Otherwise, how could I have done anything to the Chanyu of the Xiongnu Alliance."
"Okay!" Ying Zheng patted the corner of the table, "Then I have made a friend like Touman Shanyu. During my lifetime, I will definitely help you to strengthen your country as much as possible, so that the Huns will have no worries about food and drink."
Touman laughed and said: "It's just that if this trade develops, King Qin will make less. We Huns are not rich people."
Ying Zheng also smiled and said: "Actually, Da Qin is not rich either. Many goods have to be bought from enemy countries."
Speaking of enemy countries, Touman sighed softly: "To be honest, the Huns always want to invade south and take advantage, and they do have their own reasons."
"Tell me about it." Ying Zheng said with interest.
Touman said: "Before my father established the tribal alliance, the Xiongnu seemed to have a vast territory, but the tribes were not in harmony with each other. They were always competing with each other for limited resources, and internal friction was extremely serious."
"Especially the Donghu and Loufan in the east, and the Yuezhi in the west are also eyeing the Xiongnu. As for the large area of bitter cold land in the north, no matter how large the territory is, it has no practical significance."
"After occupying the Hetao, we Xiongnu tasted the sweetness, so we set more eyes on the Central Plains."
"But if we can get the help of King Qin to make the Xiongnu strong and defeat Donghu, Yueshi and other countries, then I will be grateful."
Touman seemed extremely sincere because he knew the powerful relationship involved.
Facing the difficult bones of the Central Plains, the Xiongnu could at most snatch some resources and it was impossible to stand firm. However, it was different when facing Donghu and Yuezhi. They were also grasslands and had similar lifestyles and survival rules.
Therefore, the Xiongnu's biggest opponents are not actually the Central Plains, but the Donghu and Loufan states in the east, as well as the Yuezhi and Wusun in the west, and even the more distant Western Regions.
"First Evolution"
"Easy to say, easy to say." Ying Zheng toasted him with a glass of wine and said, "Everything the Xiongnu needs can be exchanged with Da Qin at equal value. If the Donghu or Yuezhi don't abide by the rules, it's not a bad idea to send a large army to reinforce you. .”
"Very happy!" Touman laughed, "Since King Qin is so happy, to show my sincerity, I will give you a generous gift."
"A generous gift?" Ying Zheng thought, wondering what other valuable things the Huns could have.
Touman said: "The King of Qin must know about this generous gift that I mentioned, and it has some connection with the Qin State."
Ying Zheng became even more curious, and then a name flashed in his mind.
Touman didn't show off anymore: "That's what everyone in the Central Plains knows, He-Shi-Bi!"
As soon as these three words fell to the ground, Wang Jian and others were so shocked that they almost fell down.
Ying Zheng was not too surprised.
Previously when he was in Jingjue, Yingzheng learned about the ins and outs of the He's Bi from the Khotan envoy, and also learned that another piece of beautiful jade mined together with the He's Bi was still in Khotan, and the King of Khotan was willing to Use that other piece of beautiful jade to exchange with him for other goods and gain trade rights.
Seeing Wang Jian's reaction, Touman thought that no one in the Qin Dynasty knew about this, so he explained: "You must not know that He's Bi originally came from Hotan in Khotan, so it was called He's Bi. When it came out, there were two pieces, similar in size and slightly different in shape.”
"In order to contain Loulan, Khotan sent a special envoy to the Huns and asked the Huns to send troops to attack Loulan from both sides. The leader of the Huns at that time
After accepting Khotan's request, he also got the piece of He's Bi. "
"Later, the Xiongnu fought with Zhao, and both sides suffered serious losses. The Xiongnu proposed a truce, and the then King of Zhao took the opportunity to make a request and wanted to borrow the Heshi Bi for inspection."
"The King of the Huns at that time felt that it was just a fine stone and could not be used as meat, so he lent it to King Zhao, and the two sides stopped fighting."
"You all in the Central Plains know what happened next. King Zhao gave your late king of Great Qin a look at Heshi Bi, and your late king had to exchange thirteen cities for it. But how could King Zhao dare to exchange it? After all, it was borrowed. Item, so I asked the official named Lin to get it back."
"After that, the King of the Xiongnu heard that the beautiful jade was extremely valuable, so he asked the King of Zhao for it, and the two sides almost broke out in another war. The King of Zhao also knew that he was in the wrong, so he reluctantly returned the He's Bi to us, the Huns."
"And that piece of beautiful jade was later acquired by my father and passed on to me."
Wang Jian and others' eyes widened, as if they were listening to a book from heaven, and felt a little incredible.
"No wonder, the State of Zhao never mentioned the Heshi Bi anymore. It turns out that the beautiful jade was no longer in the State of Zhao." Wang Jian calmed down and said.
Ying Zheng smiled and said, "Is Touman Chanyu really willing to give such a rare treasure to me?"
Touman nodded: "I don't know if my sincerity is enough."
Ying Zheng thought for a while and then said: "We have an old saying in China, which is called 'It is disrespectful to come and not return'. Since Touman Shanyu is so generous, I will also give you a gift."
He raised his hand and pointed to the door and said: "The bloody horse at the door is a precious horse breed from the Dawan Kingdom and is never sold to foreign countries. When I was in the Western Regions, I spent a lot of money to exchange for one. , I don’t know if Touman Chanyu likes it or not.”
When Thorin heard this, his eyes widened, as if he wanted to dissuade him, but he didn't speak after all.
But Touman was happy in his heart. He had long noticed the BMW horse that Ying Zheng was riding. After learning that it was a sweat horse, he was even more itchy. At this time, when he heard that Ying Zheng said that he wanted to give it to him, it was so exciting. Overjoyed.
In his eyes, the value of a thousand-mile horse with pure blood is definitely far greater than a piece of beautiful jade that can only be admired.
"How could you not like it?" Touman said quickly, "I'm afraid that King Qin will be reluctant to part with it."
Ying Zheng sighed softly and said, "I am really reluctant to part with it, so I still have to put forward a few conditions."
Touman said: "As long as the Huns have meat to eat and the cattle and sheep have grass to eat, any other conditions are fine."
Ying Zheng toasted another glass of wine, then cleared his throat and said: "The Xiongnu will withdraw from the Hetao and will not invade our Central Plains again. The Great Chanyu has already said this."
"That's right." Touman said, "As long as I am alive, I will abide by Ruo's words. But if I die, I can't control what my descendants do."
"Haha, I can't control what will happen to my descendants when the time comes." Ying Zheng said with a smile, "But it's been decided for the past few decades, right?"
"No problem." Touman said.
Ying Zheng continued: "The second requirement is to demarcate the boundary. From then on, with the Yin Mountain as the boundary and five hundred miles to the north, there will be a buffer zone. The Xiongnu tribes in this area will try to move north as much as possible, and not The military is allowed."
Touman hesitated for a moment and said, "It's no problem to move there, but I'm afraid the cattle and sheep won't have enough grass to eat."
"Don't be afraid of this." Ying Zheng said, "I can send someone to cut the grass and give it to you."
"Haha, that's no problem." Touman smiled.
"The third
Requirements are also the most important to everyone. "Ying Zheng continued, "In this Yin Mountain, I want to build a long city wall. During this period, the Xiongnu should not disturb us in any way. After the construction is completed, we should not cross even half a step. "
Touman blinked. This extremely important request for Ying Zheng seemed to him as if he had not mentioned it.
A buffer zone of five hundred miles has been set up. Why are people still coming to this area near Yinshan Mountain?
"This is not difficult at all." Touman said, "If you don't want others to disturb you, I can help you guard the east and west sides."
"Haha, that's best." Ying Zheng smiled.
"However, I am a little curious, what kind of city wall will King Qin build?" Touman said.
Ying Zheng didn't hide anything. He took out a picture from his arms and handed it to Touman.
Touman unfolded it and looked at it, and said unconsciously: "This doesn't look like a beacon, but why is it so long?"
Ying Zheng explained: "Formally, it connects pavilions similar to beacon towers together to form a long city wall called the Great Wall."
"The Great Wall..." Touman muttered, smiled bitterly, and said, "Is it possible that King Qin is too worried about our Huns crossing this Yinshan Mountain?"
Ying Zheng said: "This is only a small reason. The more important reason is inconvenient for me to say. As long as the Great Chanyu knows that I built this Great Wall for the benefit of the Xiongnu."
"For...the good of the Xiongnu?" Touman thought about the reason, "Is it to block the army from the Central Plains and not invade the grasslands from the north?"
Qiang Yu couldn't hold it back and laughed.
With such a big grassland, I'm afraid I can't stop it even if I want to.
Ying Zheng shook his head and said, "Does the Great Chanyu know why there are no trees growing in your prairie and no land can be planted?"
Touman scratched his scalp and said: "Walking on it every day, how could you not know that the land is not soil at all, but volcanic ash, so nothing can take root except grass roots."
Ying Zheng nodded and said, "Where did the volcanic ash come from?"
Touman didn't even think about it: "Of course the volcanic ash is erupted by the volcano. This three-year-old child knows it."
"So since these volcanic ash comes from volcanoes, where are the volcanoes?" Ying Zheng asked again.
"The volcanoes are covered by the thick volcanic ash. Of course they are invisible. Otherwise, how could this prairie be so flat?" Touman said.
Ying Zheng was silent for a moment and said: "The volcanic ash can cover many volcanoes, which is enough to show how violent the volcano eruption was at that time, and the number of them must have been very large. The scene can be said to be like purgatory."
Everyone imagined the spectacular and miserable scene.
"Let me tell you straight." Ying Zheng said, "The reason why I built this Great Wall is to guard the dragon veins under the Yin Mountains, so that those volcanoes will never erupt again, the earth will no longer shake, and the floods will no longer overflow, so that the people can truly live a comfortable life."
Touman was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "Can building this Great Wall really have this effect?"
Ying Zheng nodded confidently.
Touman saluted Ying Zheng: "If this is the case, I would like to thank King Qin on behalf of all the Huns, oh no, on behalf of all the herdsmen on the grasslands."
"So, do you understand my request?" Ying Zheng asked.
Touman responded, patted his chest, and said, "I will help you guard it and make sure no one else comes to disturb you."
"Okay!" Ying Zheng said with a smile, "In that case, let's sign the covenant now."
